diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d01ac4911..6a73d76c5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "kubernetes>=12.0.1",
     "pykube-ng>=22.9.0",
     "rich>=12.5.1",
+    "setuptools<81",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]